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  • Digital Economy Act - High Court says it's (mostly) legal - The High Court has recently handed down a decision relating to ISPs' cost liability to set up and maintain the Digital Economy Act regulatory system. Read more >
  • Unlocking online commerce across Europe - have your say! - The European Commission has launched a consultation into how to unlock online commerce across Europe.  It is concerned that, even after ten years of the E-Commerce Directive being in place, retail online commerce only accounts for 2% of European retail trade.  Read more >
  • The Cookie Crumbles: Opt out to opt in - Until now the use of cookies on an opt-out basis has been rampant.  However, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“Working Party”) has thrown a digital spanner in the works by publishing an Opinion stating that opt-outs in relation to cookies are “not sufficient” to comply with amended Article 5(3) of the revised e-Privacy Directive (“Directive”).  Read more >
  • Beware of the dog? - The European Commission has issued an opinion requiring the UK to strengthen the powers of the Information Commissioner in order to comply with the EU's Data Protection Directive.  Read more >
  • Court of Appeal decries but applies lack of common scents in comparative advertising ruling - Brand owners have had their position strengthened after the English Court of Appeal followed last year's key European Court of Justice decision on comparative advertising in the perfume sector (L'Oreal -v- Bellure).  Read more > 
  • Science v. the Chiropractors - bogus claims or fair comment? - On the eve of the Easter holiday, the Court of Appeal (CoA) gave its view on a crucial issue for press freedom.  Read more >
  • Adwords:  The Last Word? - The European Court of Justice has provided its much anticipated answers to questions referred by the French court in three different cases about Google's practice of allowing users of its AdWords service to utilise other people's trade marks as 'keyword' search terms. Read more >
  • Google Italy ruling - Watch out or you might be next! - The news that Google executives have been given suspended sentences for privacy violations in Italy sets a dangerous precedent.  Read more >
  • BSkyB/EDS Judgment - Don’t tell lies - Much has been said, in the long wait for this high profile judgment, about BSkyB's £709m claim against EDS.  When it comes down to it, however, this case merely reinforces some long-held legal (not to mention moral) principles.  Read more >
  • The future of broadband in the UK - Vanessa Barnett, partner in BLP's Technology, Media and Telecoms group will be speaking at this Westminster eForum event on 26 November 2009.  Find out more >
  • Illegal file-sharing: consultation results published - What are the legislative options to address illicit file sharing?  This recent BERR consultation sets out to the possible solutions for co-operation between ISPs and rights holders in relation to the illicit file-sharing.  Read more >
  • More Guidance on Internet Defamation - If a Claimant fails to remove a defamatory posting from his own blog site, can he complain about its continuing publication?  Where the posting only appeared on the Claimant's blog site for a few hours before he discovered it, can he bring a claim for that?  Read more >
  • Cisco taken to court over breach of open source licences - We look at a Free Software Foundation claim against Cisco which alleges that Cisco’s Linksys products contain embedded software which infringes copyrights held by the FSF.  Read more >
    Use of Keyword Search Terms Back In Court - This time it is Interflora who have issued proceedings for trade mark infringement against Marks & Spencer over alleged use of the word 'Interflora' as a keyword search term.  Read more >
  • Ofcom advice on mis-selling and silent calls - Buyers beware! How do you avoid falling prey to companies that use mis-selling? What can you do in the event that they do fall victim to 'slamming' or any other form of mis-selling?  Ofcom advises how.  Read more >
  • New customs rules make it cheaper to buy goods online from outside the EU - Good news for consumers! Internet shopping from non-EU sites is set to become more affordable. Who will benefit the most?  We explain all.  Read more >
  • BERR Consults on Changes to Consumer Law - The EU thinks it is about time that consumer rights be harmonized across the EU.  Why? To achieve a higher level of consumer protection.  We outline some of the implications.  Read more >
  • Legal milestone for open source software - It was a legal milestone for open source software when the US IP courts said that the conditions of the Artistic Licence are enforceable under copyright law.  Find out all the details here.  Read more >
  • No soft option - keeping on top of software issues - Software is likely to be a component of many outsourcing deals, whether they are IT-based or not. With technology moving so quickly, it pays to be up to speed with the implications, says Richard Chapman. Read more >

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